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“How the LA Wildfires Are Impacting Flight Operations” - Simple Flying

  • Jan 13, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 24, 2025


Despite the severity of Southern California’s fires, commercial flight disruptions at LAX remained modest. On a recent peak day, only 27 departing flights were canceled, about 3% of total operations, while some flights into Burbank were diverted to LAX due to smoke. Overall, the impact on commercial aviation has been relatively limited so far.


 
 
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